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2/4/2010 - 2/14/2010: 17th Annual Valentine for AIDS
Bidding Closes Feb 14 2010 - 4:00pm Over 260 local artists have donated a valentine to be silent auctioned during this 10 day period. All proceeds will benefit a local HIV/AIDS group: SNAP (Safety Net for AIDS program). We hope to raise over $25,000 again this year with your help according to Lisa! New this year: Love Rocks! A Valentine show at VaC in conjunction with Valentine for AIDS. Select artists shown at Flying M will have additional work for sale at VaC and part of the proceeds will be donated to SNAP. There will also be two rock shows at VaC in February with the Love Rocks them featuring local bands and celebrities. A portion of these proceeds will also benefit SNAP! Hurray for more ways to get involved and support the arts and SNAP! Visit Flying M online by clicking here.

2/13/2010: Second Saturday - Shake, Wiggle & Rumble
Earthquakes occur all around the world. Learn about what causes the ground to shake, wiggle, and rumble. Join Jessica Sousa, our National Science Foundation Fellow and Geology graduate student as she teaches us about shifting plates, slipping faults and other rumbles beneath the earth. You'll be able to create your own mini-earthquakes among other fun activities. To get to the Foothills Learning Center, take 8th Street north through Boise's Northend. From the end of the pavement go 1/3 mile farther. For more information about the Foothills Learning Center click here. From 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Foothills Learning Center 3188 Sunset Peak Rd Boise, ID 83702

2/13/2010: Avimor Bird Walk
Join Avimor bird enthusiast, Robert Mortensen to learn basic birding skills, like how to use binoculars & traits to identify birds. Dress appropriately for the weather & wear sturdy shoes. Most of the walk will be on improved trails along Spring Valley Creek. Children are welcome! Walk begins at 10:00 AM. Follow Avimor birding online at http://avimor.blogspot.com. Avimor is located on Highway 55 north of Shadow Valley Golf Course. Avimor 18454 N. McLeod Way Boise, ID 83714 Phone: 208-939-5360

2/13/2010: Hearts for Haiti Hyde Park
Celebrating fair trade products from Haiti, Haitian inspired cuisine, the giving hands and hearts of the Northend neighborhood. On February 13th visit Historic Hyde Park for special sales, food, and community events as we seek to raise awareness and donations for Haiti. Each business is doing their part as a whole in an effort to relieve Haiti. Hyde Park will be hosting street performers who want to suport the day's events as well. And what better day to show our love than for Valentines! Failla Drums & the Rhythm Kids will be performing <3Beat for Haiti Drummers 2-4pm / Fire dancers and Hula Hoopster's in the evening Each business will have a donation bucket based on their personal connection to Haiti, some businesses will be donating percentages of the day’s sales, and offering special food items and discounts. Others will have items discounted or simply collecting for the Haitian people. And all of Hyde Park will have Haiti on their mind. Dunia Marketplace – collecting donations and donating a percentage of the days sales to our fair trade artisans in Haiti - Comite Artisanal Haitien. We will also have our fire pit lit all day for Haiti. Sun Ray Café – Making a big pot of red beans and rice and selling 1$ per bowl. Donating to Dunia Marketplace’s Haitian artisans: Comite Artisanal Haitien. EveryWear – collecting socks for the relief workers and donating to the Red Cross. Bring in a pair and get an extra 20% off any pair of new socks. Euphoria Salon – Stylists donating a portion of each “hair do” to The Red Cross. Urban Revival – Collecting donations and donating a percentage of sales to Common Good. Also selling baked goodies. Forget me Knots – Will be donating a percentage of the days sales and collecting donations for the Red Cross. Goody's Goodies - creating a special ice cream "Romeo and Juliet " (vanilla, strawberry, chocolate) and donating 50 cents of every cone sold to The Red Cross. Java of Hyde Park - Donating coffee to the event and collecting for The Red Cross. Blue Moon Antiques - Collecting for The Red Cross. Other Hyde Park businesses will also be supporting Hearts for Haiti and the Haitian people. Stinker Station, Goody’s, Bungalow, The Bookstore, Vince’s Barber Shop, Parilla Grill, Blue Moon Antiques, and more.

2/14/2010: Black Dog Walk
1:00 PM at Military Reserve Dog Park off Reserve Street across from the north end of Fort Boise Park. Bring your black dog for a stroll in the foothills to bring awareness of the Black Dog Syndrome and plight of black dogs and cats in shelters. Encouraging individuals to look past the color and into the heart and personality of black dogs, local shelters and rescue groups will bring some black dogs for adoption. Sponsored by H3 Pet Foods, Camp Bow Wow and free bandannas donated by Bandannas Running and Walking. For more information on the Black Dog Syndrome visit http://www.blackpearldogs.com/. Age Group: All Ages Venue: Military Reserve Dog Park Address: 750 Mountain Cove Rd Boise, ID

2/16/2010: The Cabin Presents Annie Proulx
Annie Proulx published her first novel, Postcards, at the age of 56 after many years as a freelance journalist and short story writer. The book won the Pen/Faulkner Award and launched an inspirational literary ascension. Two years later she won the Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award for her second novel, The Shipping News, which was made into a major motion picture in 2001 starring Kevin Spacey and Judi Dench. Her O’Henry Award honored short story, Brokeback Mountain, which was adapted into an Academy Award and Golden Globe winning film starring Jake Gyllenhall and the late Heath Ledger. Ms. Proulx has been award both an NEA and Guggenheim Fellowship. A longtime resident of Wyoming, Ms. Proulx recently announced that she would be moving to New Mexico to escape the harsh winters. The Cabin Readings & Conversations Series The program offers a view of our world through writers' eyes, shaped by their imaginations, fired by their passions, and illuminated by questions from our audience community. Each event begins at 7:30 PM at the historic Egyptian Theatre, 700 West Main Street in downtown Boise. For more click here

2/21/2010: The Dena DeRose Trio
The Dena DeRose Trio: Feb. 21 Dena DeRose has been described as “the most creative and compelling singer-pianist since Shirley Horn.” She and her trio have developed a hard-swinging, dynamic sound that has graced clubs from the Blue Note, Jazz Standard and Kennedy Center in the U.S. to Body and Soul in Tokyo, the Jazz Center in Istanbul, and Alexander Platz in Rome. Visit www.denaderose.com. All shows are at 7 p.m. (6:15 p.m. doors) at Esther’s Place in the Esther Simplot Performing Arts Academy in Boise. Nonmember admission is $45 per show (if available). A Boise Jazz Society membership fee of $95.40 includes tickets to all three concerts as well as access to community jazz symposiums, living room concerts, lectures, listening and film parties. Call (208) 426-3498 or visit http://boisejazzsociety.com/bjsjazzmail/index.html for membership and concert information.

2/25/2010: Refugees: Part of our Community
Please join us on Thursday, February 25th at 7:00 pm at the First Presbyterian Church, Boise to hear Michel Gabaudan, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees representative for the U.S and Caribbean. To open the event flyer click here. Michel Gabaudan UNHCR Regional Representative for the United States and the Caribbean Michel Gabaudan is currently serving as UNHCR Regional Representative for the United States and Caribbean. His distinguished career with the agency spans more than 25 years and includes service in Africa, Latin America, and the Asia/Pacific region. Trained as a medical doctor, Mr Gabaudan spent a decade working in public health in Guyana, Brazil, Zambia, Yemen, and United Kingdom and as the International Rescue Committees (IRC) medical director in Aranyaprathet, Thailand before joining UNHCR in 1978 as a Field Officer. His UNHCR career has taken him to field operations in countries as diverse as Thailand, Cameroon and Pakistan, and he also has spent several years working at the agency’s headquarters in Geneva. From 1990 to 1998, he worked in various UNHCR operations in Latin America, first in Costa Rica and later in posts as UNHCR’s Representative in Guatemala and Mexico. He then went on to become head of UNHCR’s funding and donor relations service at UNHCR’s Geneva headquarters. Between 2001 and 2004 he was the Regional Representative in Australia. Prior to coming to Washington he served as the Regional Representative for UNHCR in Beijing. Mr Gabaudan attended the University of Bordeaux in France where he studied medicine. He also received a Master’s of Science in Tropical Public Health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. He speaks French, Spanish, Portuguese and English.

2/27/2010: Shakin' Not Stirred Album Release
Time: 7:00 PM Place: Linen Building 1402 W. Grove St. Boise, Idaho Self-titled album, the eclectic folk/swing band's first official release, will be performed in its entirety at the party Shakin' Not Stirred will launch its self-titled debut during an album release party at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, at the Linen Building in Boise's Linen District. Tickets are $7 in advance or day of show. Advance tickets are now available online at brownpapertickets.com/event/98629. All ages, full bar (ID required). At last, this eclectic folk/swing band is launching its first album, Shakin' Not Stirred. There's no better excuse to party, so the public is invited to come down to the Linen Building to celebrate with Michelle, Dominique, Dan and Josh as they perform the album in its entirety with special guests. Like a good cocktail, Shakin' Not Stirred goes down smooth but delivers a wallop - an acoustic and vocal concoction of original, soulful folk and classic swing/jazz covers. The band's three-part harmonies, accompanied by guitars, bass and mandolin, sneak up on you like dry gin, but you always feel good the next morning. Some liken Shakin' Not Stirred to a homegrown cross between Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks and The Wailin' Jennys. A good portion of the material on the CD is original, and the musicians rearrange their covers for a fresh, unique sound. On stage, the group's contagious good humor and energetic performances inspired Idaho Statesman columnist Diane Ronayne to write, "It's as if they KNOW this is supposed to be fun."

3/3/2010 - 3/4/2010: Forestry & Climate Conference
Climate Change, Bioenergy & Sustaining the Forests of Idaho & Montana This conference will help people connect global-scale issues regarding climate change, renewable energy, and carbon emissions to potential effects on forests in Idaho and Montana. March 3-4, 2010 Washington Group Plaza Boise, Idaho Registration Fee: $65.00 Discussions will center on strategies for sustaining our forests and the services people expect from them. The sustainability premise: The current and future condition of our forests determines their ability to contribute to our society’s energy security, climate change mitigation and resilience goals. Current conditions in the forested areas of Idaho and Montana put forests risk of stand-replacing wildfire as well as insect and disease outbreaks. Management actions could improve forest conditions and help meet renewable energy and carbon sequestration goals. Forest management actions must be ecologically sound, economically viable, and socially desirable to be sustainable. Towards a “social license”: Forest managers can take action to meet these three sustainability conditions only after attaining a “social license” for implementation. Several efforts are underway in this region to create such “licenses”. The stories behind these efforts are encouraging and perhaps could be applied more widely, if more people knew about them. We need to consider what is needed to build additional social license or cooperative capacity to move more rapidly in practical, common sense ways. For the flyer click here. To visit the website click here

3/5/2010 - 3/6/2010: Idaho Environmental Ed. Conf.
The Idaho Environmental Education Conference, “Idaho Learns Outside,” is March 5-6 in Boise. Idaho Learns Outside March 5 & 6 • Owyhee Plaza Hotel Boise, Idaho Join us for the Idaho Environmental Education Annual Conference. This year’s theme is “Idaho Learns Outside.” We hope you will make plans to participate. The Conference takes place on Friday, March 5 and Saturday, March 6 at the Owyhee Plaza Hotel in Boise, Idaho. Continuing education credit from Idaho State University, Boise State University and University of Idaho is available. Registration fees for IDEEA members are $85.00, $35.00 for full time students and $110.00 for non-members. For more information contact the Idaho Environmental Education Association: 208-232-5674 or email larry@idahoee.org More information available by clicking here Make it a week of high quality, timely and relevant professional development!

3/6/2010: Dancing Through the Decades
A grand gala benefiting Idaho Dance Theatre. This year's theme is Dancing Through the Decades. Don your '80s attire for a fabulous night of dancing and prancing among an array of food, drinks, auctions, live music and so much more. Live music by the Tracy Underwood Connection. $100 per person, $850 for a table of 10 Saturday, March 6th from 6pm - Midnight For tickets and other information click here

3/6/2010: Les Bois 10K
Date: Saturday, March 6, 2010 Time: 9:00 am Location: Fort Boise Park, Boise, Idaho Cost: $28 for Pre-Registered; Add $10 for late or race-day registration after Feb 28. (NO-FEE online registration) Course: The Course starts and finishes at Fort Boise Park. The race is run completely on dirt roads. This course is an out and back, meaning you will climb to 3.1 miles and then turn around and descend back to the Start Finish Line. The course is challenging but is a great trial run for training for trail running. The race utilizes the Military Reserve Area behind Fort Boise Park. Runners will "follow the Rules of the Road" meaning the dirt road will not be closed to the public. Packet PickUp: Shu's Idaho Running Company 1758 W. State St. Boise 4:00pm to 6:00pm Register: at www.bluecirclesports.com (no fee online registration) More information: go to www.cityoftreesmarathon.com Contact: Jeff Ulmer at jvulmer@hotmail.com

3/13/2010: Second Saturday - Hike Smart - Lost...and Found
Have you ever been lost? You won’t be after you learn the right way to prepare yourself for grand adventures in the outdoors. Join our BSU National Science Foundation Fellows, Danielle Clay and Jessica Sousa, and discover some important tricks about staying safe while hiking and what to do if things should go wrong. Learn how to read the clouds and make a compass; recognize which plants are good to use as food or shelter. Gather helpful tips on what to do if you become lost and find out what to bring along in your knapsack to help you survive. Keeping these things in mind will make hiking fun and exciting for everyone! Hikes will take off at 11:00, noon, and 1:00 with other activities going on throughout the day To get to the Foothills Learning Center, take 8th Street north through Boise's Northend. From the end of the pavement go 1/3 mile farther. For more information about the Foothills Learning Center click here. Foothills Learning Center 3188 Sunset Peak Rd Boise, ID 83702

3/20/2010: Watershed Weekend - Spring Runoff Party
Stop by between 10:00am and 2:00pm to celebrate the first day of spring at the Boise WaterShed. Spring is here! After a long winter, it’s time to put away those skis and pull out the raft or kayak. Idaho’s rivers are recharged with spring runoff each year as temperatures warm and mountain snow packs melt. Celebrate the first day of spring at the Boise WaterShed with fun events. Learn how runoff from mountain snowpack influences Idaho’s whitewater supplies and the ecosystems that depend on them. Hear from local experts about this year’s water forecast while learning how best to protect Idaho precious rivers. To get warmed up for boating season, come watch locally-made movies about whitewater rafting and kayaking that are sure to get you excited about the coming whitewater season. Contact for more information: Christina Rivas, Event Coordinator Phone: 208-489-1284 Fax: 208-939-8607 Email: crivas@cityofboise.org

3/20/2010: Mad Hatter Relay and Rabbit Hole Run
Date: Saturday, March 20, 2010 Time: 10:00 am Location: Julia Davis Park, Boise, ID Cost: $28.00 Team Price: Add $10 for late or race-day registration after Mar 6th. $15 for the Kids or Stroller Rabbit Hole 1 mile run. (NO-FEE online registration) Course: The Mad Hatter relay is a uniquely styled relay race. Each team consists of two people, each team member runs 2 two mile legs for a total of four per participant, or eight per team. Costumes are not required, but are encouraged, hats are required and judged. Many categories to choose from, and parents are encouraged to enter their child in the Kids in the Rabbit Hole run (Short cut that makes it about a mile). No need to get a sitter for this one since you can only have one team member on the course at once. Register: at www.bluecirclesports.com (no fee online registration) More information: go to www.cityoftreesmarathon.com Contact: Jeff Ulmer at jvulmer@hotmail.com

3/28/2010: Martin Taylor
Martin Taylor: March 28 Completely self-taught, Martin Taylor is admired and imitated by guitarists all over the world and has performed in Europe, North America, Japan, Asia and beyond. When not touring, he divides his time between his homes in France and Scotland, where he writes music for TV and film. Visit www.martintaylor.com. All shows are at 7 p.m. (6:15 p.m. doors) at Esther’s Place in the Esther Simplot Performing Arts Academy in Boise. Nonmember admission is $45 per show (if available). A Boise Jazz Society membership fee of $95.40 includes tickets to all three concerts as well as access to community jazz symposiums, living room concerts, lectures, listening and film parties. Call (208) 426-3498 or visit http://boisejazzsociety.com/bjsjazzmail/index.html for membership and concert information.

4/3/2010: Dry Creek Half Marathon
Date: Saturday, April 3, 2010 Time: 10:00 am Location: Hidden Springs Id. Cost: $38.00; Add $10 for late registration after March 21; (no-fee online registration) Course: The Course starts and finishes near the Merc in the town square of Hidden Springs. The race starts next to the fire house and travels down the back roads of the subdivision to almost an immediate hill climb, and then follows the ridges of the foothills South of town. The first major descent takes you back to the road. Once on the road it opens up for another hill climb to the foothills once again on the North side of town. The trail makes its way through some very challenging rolling peaks finally to hook back up with the road that will take you on a scenic tour back through town, to the finish. The race would have to be described as challenging, but full of beautiful desert scenery. The Hidden Springs Community is the perfect back drop for this soon to be local "must run" event. Packet Pick Up & Pasta Dinner: April 2nd Friday Night at the Merc in Hidden Springs 6pm to 8pm Open to Runners, Guests, and the public. You can buy Pasta Tickets at the Door, or purchase them as you sign up on www.bluecirclesports.com The price for the pasta dinner buffet is $8 for each ticket. Registration: at www.bluecirclesports.com (no fee online race registration) More information: go to www.cityoftreesmarathon.com Contact: Jeff Ulmer at jvulmer@hotmail.com

4/10/2010: Beat Coach Pete Scholarship Run
Date: Saturday, April 10, 2010 Time: 9:30 am start Cost: Early registration $10 (Boise State Students) $20 (other registrants), Race day $15 Boise State Students) $30 (other registrants) Family Registration available for $50 Course: 3 mile fun run loop starting on campus, following along the greenbelt between Julia Davis and Ann Morrison parks and finishing on campus Registration: rec.boisestate.edu/beatpete Sponsored By: Nike and Boise State Campus Recreation Packet Pick up: April 9, 2010 from 4:00 - 8:00 pm at the Student Recreation Center Donation: rec.boisestate.edu/beatpete Contact: Lisa Stuppy 426-1592 or lstuppy@boisestate.edu

4/10/2010: Second Saturday - Awesome Owls
This popular and favorite program will highlight our resident Great Horned owls and owlets that should be making appearances throughout the day. Come join Katie McVey, Raptor Biologist and Deer Flat Refuge Environmental Educator who will share her knowledge and love for these special birds. Katie will be giving two identical presentations at 10:15 and 12:15. After each presentation, we will take a walk around the Learning Center grounds to spot our resident owls and other birds of prey. We'll have spotting scopes and binoculars, but we suggest you bring your own if you have them. Throughout the day kids will be able to do some great owl and Raptor related activities To get to the Foothills Learning Center, take 8th Street north through Boise's Northend. From the end of the pavement go 1/3 mile farther. For more information about the Foothills Learning Center click here. Foothills Learning Center 3188 Sunset Peak Rd Boise, ID 83702

4/10/2010: 15th annual Barking Spider Bash
Date: Saturday, April 10, 2010 Trail run and XC mountain biking. This is the season opener for Wild Rockies Series Cross-Country events. Runners start out at 9am with a 6.5mi. trail run course. All others start around noon. Beginners will do one lap, sports two laps and Pro/experts do three. Look forward to awesome raffles and great beverages after the races, sponsored by Wild Rockies. Free kids race followed by awards. This is high desert racing at its finest! Come and watch all the action on this spectator friendly course. There is FREE camping on-site with plenty of room for trailers and tents. www.wildrockiesracing.com

4/10/2010: Beat Pete 5K Run
Beat Coach Pete Scholarship Run Date: April 10, 2010 Time: 9:30 am start Cost: Early registration $10 (Boise State Students) $20 (other registrants), Race day $15 Boise State Students) $30 (other registrants) Family Registration available for $50 Course: Three mile fun run loop starting on campus, following along the greenbelt between Julia Davis and Ann Morrison parks and finishing on campus. For Registration or donations - click here Sponsored By: Nike, Boise State Campus Recreation & Shu's Idaho Running Company Packet Pick up: April 9, 2010 from 4:00 – 8:00 pm at the Student Recreation Center Contact: Lisa Stuppy 426-1592 or lstuppy@boisestate.edu